Innovaspain

What Innovaspain does

Innovaspain is a Spanish-language digital media outlet dedicated to covering innovation, technology, and scientific advancement across Spain, operated by NOVUS INNOVACIÓN DIGITAL S.L. and headquartered at Impact Hub Alameda in Madrid. Founded around 2012, the company publishes daily editorial content on its website (innovaspain.com), distributes a weekly email newsletter, produces the 'Romper el Paradigma' podcast featuring interviews with innovation leaders, and has published the Anuario de la Innovación en España annually since 2013, with cumulative output exceeding 3,000 pages across themed editions covering AI, tourism, recovery funds, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Its core technology is a content publishing platform built on a standard CMS architecture, with content distribution extended across LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Facebook, and Instagram.

The company serves a horizontal B2B audience of Spanish innovation ecosystem professionals: corporations, startups, research institutions, and public administration stakeholders, plus Spanish-speaking professionals in Latin America. It addresses a fragmented information landscape by providing transversal coverage that connects large companies, emerging ventures, and government innovation initiatives in a single editorial venue. Themed editorial sections such as #AlimentaFuturo, #2030, Mujeres STEAM, and Frontera allow targeted content verticals, and recurring event coverage (Transfiere, MWC, GovTech4Impact, meeTechSpain, South Summit) and the in-house #DesayunoDeINNOVACIÓN roundtable series extend the platform into live formats.

Innovaspain operates an advertising-driven revenue model, monetizing through sponsored editorial sections, branded content, and publicity services offered on the platform and within the annual Anuario publications. Named partners include Banco Santander, Cosentino, Telefónica, FECYT, ENISA, and FYCMA, with thematic sections often structured around these sponsor collaborations. No public pricing, no programmatic ad exchange, and no disclosed revenue or external funding indicate a small, privately controlled B2B media operation rather than a venture-backed growth company.

Name

Innovaspain

Legal name

NOVUS INNOVACIÓN DIGITAL S.L.

Website

https://www.innovaspain.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Innovaspain is a Spanish-language B2B digital media outlet covering innovation, technology, and science in Spain, operated by NOVUS INNOVACIÓN DIGITAL S.L. from Madrid. It publishes daily editorial content, an annual yearbook (Anuario de la Innovación en España), and a podcast, monetized through advertising and sponsored editorial partnerships with corporations and public institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Publicity Services: The company offers advertising and publicity opportunities on their platform and publications, serving as a channel for companies and institutions to reach their professional audience interested in innovation topics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Innovaspain is a Spanish-language digital media outlet that publishes daily news articles, interviews, and in-depth reports covering innovation, technology, and scientific advancement in Spain. It supplements its news platform with an annual yearbook (Anuario de la Innovación en España), a podcast series (Romper el Paradigma), a weekly newsletter, and themed content sections covering topics such as women in STEAM, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, food innovation, and government technology. The core offering is editorial media content delivered to a professional audience, with advertising and sponsorship as the primary revenue driver.

Product overview

Innovaspain is a Spanish-language digital news publication focused on innovation, technology, and scientific advancement in Spain. The core offering is the Innovaspain.com news platform, supplemented by the annual 'Anuario de la Innovación en España' yearbook publication, the 'Romper el Paradigma' podcast series, and a weekly newsletter. The publication organizes content into themed sections and special editions covering topics such as innovation education, the #2030 Sustainable Development Goals agenda, women in STEAM fields, food innovation (#AlimentaFuturo), scientific frontiers, and industry events like Transfiere and Govtech.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Innovaspain.com Digital News Platform A Spanish-language digital news publication covering innovation, technology, and scientific advancements in Spain, featuring daily news articles, interviews, in-depth reports, and special themed sections targeted at Spanish-speaking professionals in the R&D+i ecosystem.
• https://www.innovaspain.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/portada_web.jpg Annual yearbook publication documenting innovation trends, leading companies, and key developments across Spanish industries, with contributions from Nobel laureates, government officials, ministers, and CEOs such as José María Álvarez-Pallete of Telefónica.
• Romper el Paradigma Podcast Interview podcast series featuring innovation leaders from science, business, and public administration, including guests such as Paloma Domingo (FGCSIC), Diego Crescente (EOI), Ángel Niño (Madrid), María López (Bitbrain), José Moisés Martín Carretero (CDTI), Ramón Torrecillas (FGCSIC), Auxi Prieto (CIB Margarita Salas, CSIC), and Sara García Alonso.
• Innovaspain Weekly Newsletter Weekly email newsletter summarizing the latest Spanish innovation news and featured stories from the publication, distributed to subscribed Spanish-speaking professionals.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Banco SantandercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSantander collaborates with Innovaspain's #AlimentaFuturo section, supporting coverage of food innovation and sustainability topics. The partnership enables content collaboration on innovation stories within the food/agricultural sector.
• CosentinocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCosentino is a collaborating partner for Innovaspain's #2030 section focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, supporting coverage of sustainability and environmental innovation.
• FECYT (Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFECYT collaborated on special editions covering topics like artificial intelligence and science communication, bringing scientific perspective to innovation coverage.
• ENISAcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerENISA (Empresa Nacional de Innovación) partnered with Innovaspain for the #LeyStartups special section, covering Spain's Startup Law and entrepreneurship ecosystem developments.
• FYCMA (FYCMA - Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de Málaga)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerFYCMA partnered with Innovaspain for coverage of Transfiere Forum events, Spain's major science and technology transfer forum held annually in Málaga.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MIT Technology Review (Spanish edition): Spanish-language edition of MIT's flagship technology and innovation publication. Directly comparable as a Spanish-language B2B media outlet covering emerging tech and innovation with a similar editorial posture and advertiser base.
• Xataka: Spain's largest Spanish-language consumer technology and digital media outlet. Comparable as a Spain-based digital publisher covering technology and innovation trends, monetized through advertising and reaching a similar professional audience.
• TICbeat: Spanish digital media outlet focused on technology, innovation, and digital transformation for B2B and professional audiences. Highly comparable in scope, language, and audience to Innovaspain's innovation coverage.
• Tekios: Spanish magazine and digital outlet covering innovation, technology, and business transformation. Comparable as a Spain-based innovation media property with a B2B advertising model and similar editorial focus on Spanish innovation ecosystem players.

Broad incumbents

• Cinco Días: El País Group's daily business and economic newspaper covering Spanish business, markets, and corporate innovation. Comparable as a Spain-based B2B news outlet monetized via advertising and events, though broader in scope than Innovaspain.
• Expansión: Spain's flagship financial daily (Unidad Editorial) covering business, economy, and innovation. Comparable as a Spanish-language B2B advertiser-supported media outlet, though with broader coverage and larger scale.
• El Español: Major Spanish digital news outlet with dedicated technology and innovation verticals. Comparable as a Spanish-language digital publisher monetized through advertising, though with broader news coverage than Innovaspain.
• Wired España: Spanish edition of Wired, covering technology, science, and innovation with a similar advertiser-supported editorial model. Comparable as a Spain-based B2B innovation publication reaching professional audiences.

Regional players

• Sifted: European B2B media outlet covering the startup and innovation ecosystem, owned by the Financial Times. Comparable in its focus on innovation ecosystems and B2B event/news model, though focused on broader European rather than Spanish coverage.

Others

• BBVA Spark: Innovation and startup media property run by BBVA, covering Spain's innovation ecosystem with editorial and event content. Comparable as a Spain-based innovation media outlet with B2B advertiser/sponsor relationships, though backed by a single corporate parent rather than independent.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Innovaspain
• Facebookfacebook.com/innovaspain
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/innovaspain.com
• Instagraminstagram.com/innovaspain

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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